How to choose and install heating in the garage

It so happened that the garage serves not only as a place to store a car, but also as a basement, where the harvest comes from the garden, and a workshop. Therefore, it requires maintaining at least minimal comfort, which is often hampered by frost. The only solution is to do the heating in the garage with your own hands.

Thus, you can remove the dampness, which inevitably occurs in it during the cold period, protecting the car body from corrosion.

An ideal variant when each owner of the car chooses for himself suitable economic heating of garage and equips this system. Our task today is to tell you about them in more detail so that you understand the feasibility of each of them.

Why heat the garage

Any building material from which the “house to store the machine” is being built, whether it is a cinder block, brick or concrete, cannot provide the normal temperature inside the building. If with the onset of warm days in April and before their completion in October, there is nothing to worry about, then in November the climate changes greatly, which can often damage the vehicle and the building itself.

The main danger during the onset of cold weather is condensate that causes metal corrosion - the car body, garage doors and roof ceilings. In addition, the “cold start” seriously “injures” the car's engine than if it were held at normal temperature.

In this case, the first step will be the weatherization of the structure:

1. Expanded clay - it should be laid out with a layer of 150-250 mm on the roof, closing it with a cement-sand screed.
2. Mineral wool - can be used for the roof and walls, as well as for gate insulation.
3. 50 mm foam is also capable of protecting iron entrance doors, which is then ennobled with plywood, chipboard or clapboard.

However, this effort will not be enough.

It is also necessary to do:

• additional ventilation capable of removing excess moisture and exhaust gases;
• make the room proper heating, which is able to maintain inside the air temperature from +5? С.

We offer you two options for garage heating, depending on the construction site of the structure:

What can warm the garage

In order to make the right decision on this issue, it is necessary to analyze the situation and think what will be most beneficial for you. When choosing a heating system, give preference to efficiency and ease of use. Also decide in advance how much you can allocate funds for this project.

Solid fuel

The use of coal, wood, peat and other types of solid fuels is considered to be the most simple and economical way to get the desired air temperature in the room.

1. The method is appropriate in the case when there are interruptions in the supply or absence of gas, electricity and water.
2. The main advantage is independence from electricity.
3. Disadvantages - it will not be possible to store explosive substances in the garage, which can often become a problem.
4. You can use a pyrolysis boiler capable of maintaining an optimum air temperature of 6-12 hours. But, for its normal functioning, forced traction is required with the help of a fan, and this involves the use of electricity.

Tip: the device must be cleaned regularly, otherwise its operation will become ineffective.

1. The pellet boiler makes it possible to use waste wood production, pressed into pellets instead of coal. In this case, it is possible to automate the supply of fuel to the combustion chamber using a bunker or screw container.

Tip: the more you can pour raw materials into the boiler, the more heat it will give. Do not forget to create excellent ventilation in the room.

1. Now one of the most popular ways to heat a garage space is to use the Buleryan stove. The unit has a high heat transfer coefficient and can sustain combustion for more than 10 hours on one load. Disadvantages - it is strictly prohibited to use liquid compositions and gaseous mixtures, as well as anthracite coal in the combustion chamber. Installation instructions for this type of oven are in each kit, but we recommend installing it above the floor at a height of 200 mm.

Use of gas

Not sure what to heat the garage? You can choose gas, but even if you decide to use a balloon instead of the main fuel, you still don’t do the installation of such heating yourself, better invite a specialist.

Remember that you will heat the garage, and this is a room of increased danger, so do not take risks. We recommend using gas as fuel only for a gas generator.

Its working principle is as follows:

1. The soldering torch located in the generator burns the gas along with the air.
2. As a result, thermal energy is generated, which enters the heat exchanger and heats the air blown by the fan.
3. After that, it should be sent to the garage room, and the products of combustion out through the chimney.
4. A new portion of air into the room should be delivered through ducts or specially made grilles in the heat generator itself.

Tip: it is advisable to use the method if the central gas pipeline passes near the site.

The advantage of using a gas heat source is the highest heat transfer coefficient among the other options for heating the air in the garage. We recommend using this method for large-area structures. Also be prepared for the fact that the price of equipment and installation of the system will be quite high.

If you want to save money, you can use different models of gas heaters, which can be catalytic and infrared. In the first case, the device is considered the most appropriate for heating the garage. It destroys during operation 95% of the products of combustion.

The second option is an order of magnitude more efficient than the electrical analog. The gas, burning, heats the ceramic elements, at the same time warm air is supplied simultaneously with the combustion products.

Disadvantages of infrared devices:

• constant airing of the room is required;
• gradual heating.

Tip: it is better to install catalytic heaters up to 6.2 kW in the garage.

Water heating

This method is best used when the garage is part of a residential building. Otherwise, the arrangement of heating will have to spend much more money and effort.

Including:

• trench making;
• laying pipelines for the delivery of coolant;
• pump for pumping water;
• purchase of insulating materials for the pipeline.

Tip: in order not to be afraid of the freezing of the coolant, replace water with antifreeze.

Such heating is suitable for garage premises made from:

• bricks;
• concrete;
• shell rock.

They must also be insulated with mineral wool and foam.

The water heating system should include:

• boiler - heats the water;
• connecting pipelines - distribute coolant throughout the system;
• radiators or convectors - give heat to the garage.

Install and repair water heating with their own hands will not be easy. We recommend installing shut-off valves on one and the other side of the batteries so that they can be replaced without draining the coolant.

When arranging the system, you must correctly connect the heaters to the supply and return flow. Installation of the boiler must be made according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Electricity for heating the garage room

Today it is the most common option for heating a car storage area. We do not recommend using self-made equipment, as it may threaten with accidents.

This method requires preliminary insulation of the room itself, so that no calorie is not wasted. To enhance the circulation of heated air, install a fan that is directed in a certain direction, which will reduce the heating time of the building.

The disadvantage of this method is high power consumption. It should also take into account the fact that there may be interruptions in its delivery to the site.

To solve the problem of garage heating will help infrared heater, which is desirable to fix to the ceiling. Its principle of operation differs from the ordinary electric heater in that it heats objects, not air. Therefore, it is possible to allocate for work a certain zone in the building, and not to heat it completely, saving at the same time considerable funds.

The disadvantage is that for a person this heating is absolutely harmless, but for a car paintwork everything is completely different. Therefore, the device should not be placed above the machine, but above the entrance to the garage in order to create a thermal curtain.

Tip: do not leave any electrical appliances unattended, they may heat up to too high temperatures.

Air heating

The most ideal way to heat a garage is air heating. It creates an intense stream of warm air that raises the temperature in the room very quickly. With his direction on the car can remove moisture, which is always under it.

System advantage:

• installation of the equipment will not cause difficulties, so everything can be done independently;
• fasteners sold in a hardware store at an affordable price;
• temperature is maintained with a small heat loss.

The main heat injection device is a fan.

Conclusion

Garage heating makes it possible to save the car body, makes it easier to start in cold weather, which increases the life of the engine of the car. You can make it in different ways, you only need to decide on the most appropriate.

In any case, you should follow the instructions for its operation and follow the rules of fire safety.

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